Blueberry Pancakes (gluten free, dairy free)

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This is an easy recipe that is EXACTLY like my other pancake recipes, but they are blueberry.  I am trying to get through consuming some of my frozen blueberries from last year at the ranch in order to make room for this year’s crop!  I used frozen making these, but you could easily use fresh.  When choosing blueberries, it’s important to consider buying organic because they have a very thin skin, which means pesticides can soak in fairly easily.  If you buy a bunch of organic blueberries when they are in season and freeze them, you will never have to pay crazy prices….and they taste better.
Consider making a double batch because these can be eaten throughout the week as a snack or grab-and-go breakfast.  They can also serve as the “bread” for a nut butter and jelly sandwich in a kid’s lunch!
Blueberry Pancakes
Ingredients:
1/2 cup tapioca flour
1/2 cup coconut flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 cup cashew milk (any liquid will do)
1 tsp vanilla
4 eggs
blueberries
Directions:
Mix all the ingredients together except the blueberries until slightly runny but smooth.  Warm skillet over medium high and place some coconut oil on the surface.  The skillet is ready when you flick water on it and it sizzles.  Place batter onto skillet in whatever size you prefer and drop blueberries onto the batter.  Cook for about 3-4 minutes until the underside is golden brown.  Flip the pancakes over and cook for another couple minutes COVERED.  Serve warm, with grassfed butter, and pure maple syrup!

Veggie Pizza Rounds

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Pizza is the number 1 favorite food in America.  However, what we like most about foods is usually the flavor.  So, if you can reproduce the flavor of pizza, people are usually just as satisfied as they are eating the real deal.  I have a couple different pizza crust recipes on my blog, but this is a recipe you can do really easily without having to have anything special.  No need for cast iron skillets, tapioca flour, coconut milk, etc.  It is pretty basic which is why I even hesitate to call it a recipe!  However, if one person decides to try it and likes it, then it was worth posting. ;)
Veggie Pizza Rounds
Ingredients:
butternut squash, peeled, neck cut into rounds
pizza sauce (I make my own, but you can use your fave)
uncured, organic pepperoni
Italian seasoning
Directions:
Preheat oven to 375F.  Grease a baking sheet and place the butternut rounds on the sheet.  Bake for 15 minutes and flip.  Bake another 10 minutes until fork tender.  Take the baking sheet out and spoon some sauce over each round, place pepperoni on top and sprinkle with Italian seasoning.  Place back in the oven under the broiler on HIGH for about 4-5 minutes.  When the pepperoni gets crispy edges, remove from the oven and serve!

Hot Chocolate

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I love a good cup of hot chocolate, but ever since I quit consuming dairy, there really hasn’t been a good substitute for the milk.  Until now….
I have seen cashew milk in the stores, but since I don’t eat cereal, drink glasses of milk, and use coconut milk for everything, I’ve never seen the need to buy it.  I decided to try it out one day and made some amazing things including hot chocolate!  It is creamy and sort of nutty.  Kind of like hazelnut creamer if I had to describe it?
Hot Chocolate
Ingredients:
8 oz cashew milk, heated up
2 Tbsp cocoa powder
1 Tbsp coconut sugar
Directions:
Sitr until combined and enjoy!

Pumpkin Pancakes (grain free, dairy free)

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Pancakes are a staple in many households and pumpkin just makes sense for fall.  Since you are adding a squash into this recipe, you are introducing some liquid.  Therefore, these pancakes tend to be more moist than some of my other pancakes, so don’t freak out if they are not exactly the same texture.
Pumpkin Pancakes (grain free, dairy free)
Ingredients:
1/2 cup coconut flour
1/2 cup tapioca flour
4 eggs
1/2 cup pumpkin puree
1/2 cup coconut milk
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp vanilla
1 Tbsp cinnamon
1 tsp ground ginger
Directions:
Mix together your dry ingredients and then add you wet ingredients until you have a batter.  Heat a nonstick pan over medium high heat and use coconut oil for the first batch to grease the pan.  Cook the batter on one side until the edges are firm.  Flip the pancake and cook for another 2 minutes or so.  After your first set of pancakes you can see how long you need to be cooking them on each side so they are cooked through since every stovetop is quite different!

Zucchini Muffins

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Zucchini is something that gets so overwhelming in the summer that people can’t find enough uses for it! I do not find that it freezes very nicely, so you have to get creative on how to make this bounty last. Everyone needs a good zucchini muffin recipe, and these little guys can freeze easily for later months. I use more spice than most other recipes because I want my muffins to have that cinnamon flavor I crave from zucchini bread. This is an all coconut flour recipe, too which means it uses quite a few eggs. Use this to your advantage and eat a couple for breakfast!

Zucchini Muffins

Ingredients:

  •  3/4 cup coconut flour
  • 6 eggs
  • 1/2 cup maple syrup
  • 1/4 cup grassfed butter, melted (or coconut oil)
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 Tbsp cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 3/4 tsp baking soda
  • 1 1/2 cups shredded zucchini

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350F. Melt the butter and add all the ingredients together except for the zucchini. Once combined, fold in the zucchini and portion among 12 lined muffin tins. Bake for 25-30 minutes and let cool completely in the pan after removing from the oven (they will keep cooking slightly). Store in the fridge!